Daily Archive: Wednesday, October 3, 2012

DENVER,  (Reuters) – An aggressive Mitt Romney took the fight to President Barack Obama yesterday and the Republican candidate appeared to breathe new life into his struggling campaign with a solid performance at their first debate.

Police Constable Orin Heyligar was today charged with rape allegedly committed on a woman at the Enmore Police Outpost on July 01, 2012. 

CMC- Three British women were arrested after police broke-up a hotel room party involving four West Indies cricketers including Chris Gayle today, according to police and hotel sources.

AKCAKALE, Turkey,  (Reuters) – Turkey’s military hit targets inside Syria today in response to a mortar bomb fired from Syrian territory which killed five Turkish civilians.

Three Ann’s Grove, East Coast Demerara men are dead after the mining pit they were working in at Aranka, caved in this morning.

WELLINGTON,  (Reuters) – Promoters of Mike Tyson’s visit to New Zealand will apply for a new visa for the former heavyweight boxing champion after the government revoked his entry permit today.

COLOMBO,  (Reuters) – Modern bats and the crash-bang format of 20-over cricket may suggest otherwise but Ajantha Mendis and fellow practitioners of unorthodox spin bowling have proved they are not in the World Twenty20 just to play cannon-fodder.

COLOMBO,  (Reuters) – Batsman Kevin Pietersen has committed to playing for England in all three forms of the game until at least 2015 after making peace with the England and Wales Cricket Board in a row over “provocative” text messages.

STOCKHOLM,  (Reuters) – A museum devoted to pop supergroup ABBA will open next year in the Swedish capital aiming to attract hundreds of thousands of visitors, organisers said today.

(Trinidad Guardian) A career criminal who bought two boats in T&T to facilitate his criminal enterprise has been jailed for 28 years after being found guilty of masterminding a plot to smuggle 1.5 tonnes of cocaine—worth over TT$1 billion—into the UK.

(Trinidad Guardian) Speaking at an event of the T&T Chamber of Industry and Commerce yesterday, Neal and Massy Holdings president and Group chief executive officer Gervase Warner said at the chamber’s post-budget panel discussion, “I think the worse agency to run anything in T&T is the government.”

(de Ware Tijd) PARAMARIBO – The Labor Inspectorate’s Medical Bureau will cooperate with gold purchasing companies to reduce the levels of mercury vapour in Paramaribo.

(Jamaica Observer) HAGUE SETTLEMENT, Trelawny — A man accused of raping and killing a 23-year-old sales representative on Monday was later beaten, shot and injured by angry residents.

(de Ware Tijd) PARAMARIBO – By the time the Tapajai hydro energy project is completed the energy demand in Suriname will be much higher, experts tell de Ware Tijd.

Police say that at about 2305h last night, Leon Clarke, 18 years of West La Penitence, Georgetown, was confronted by six men armed with cutlasses on a bridge in the vicinity of Eastern Highway, Sophia.

(Jamaica Gleaner) A sentence of 40 years’ imprisonment has been imposed on 37-year-old gardener Neville Barnes, of a Kingston address who raped a woman at her home in Cherry Gardens, St Andrew in 2005.

 (Jamaica Gleaner) A cloud of uncertainty which was hanging over the 600 jobs at the Ewarton bauxite plant in St Catherine was lifted yesterday with the announcement that the Russian-based aluminium producer, UC Rusal, will be investing US$100 million (J$9 billion) in the facility.

(Barbados Nation) Regional airline LIAT and the Foundation for the Development of Caribbean Children (FDCC) joined forces on Monday to support some of the region’s most vulnerable children through the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU).

(Barbados Nation)  Not good enough! That was the unofficial word from several REDjet creditors to the airline’s proposal to repay a minimum of 25 per cent of money owed them, but it will be another few days before an official verdict from yesterday’s voting on the offer is submitted to the court.

(Barbados Nation) The Inter-American Development Bank’s (IDB) US$55 million loan for the stalled Four Seasons project is still not a go – at least not yet.

BEIRUT,  (Reuters) – Four blasts ripped through a government-controlled district close to a military officers’ club in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo, killing at least 40 people and wounding more than 90 today, opposition activists said.

-wife, employee flown to city for interrogation A Lethem contractor is being hunted by police over Monday’s discovery of an arms cache that included automatic rifles and grenades at a house in the community.

By Mandy Thompson A 23-year-old father of three was allegedly stabbed to death by his reputed wife at their, Block 8 Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara, home around 6 am yesterday after an argument.

-Private Sector Commission writes President The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) has recommended that the Guyana government follow sister CARICOM countries in reaching an agreement with publishers to have textbooks at a reduced cost as the organization will not support the acquisition of pirated material.

-warrants issued for two others A policeman was yesterday charged with the murder of 17-year-old Shaquille Grant, while arrest warrants were issued for two other lawmen who cannot be found.

Minister of Finance of Trinidad and Tobago Larry Howai says that Trinidad’s Ministry of Food Production is moving to establish a Food Security Facility with the Government of Guyana.

-after crowd ignored warnings, circled unit Sergeant Roderick English, who led a Linden-based patrol to the Mackenzie-Wismar Bridge on the day that three residents were killed and others were wounded, yesterday said he discharged rounds into the air after his unit was circled by a crowd of hundreds that did not heed warnings to disperse.

The man found murdered last week at a mining camp in Tumatumari, Potaro, has been identified as Danny Baldeo, of 49 Stewartville New Housing Scheme, West Coast Demerara.

At least one of the teenage gang members suspected in the stabbing death of a 17-year old carpenter on Monday night is in custody and the family of the victim is hopeful that the full force of the law is brought against the perpetrators.

The National Insurance Scheme (NIS) will be operating at a deficit this year of $1.399B, General Manager Doreen Nelson announced on Monday.

Two weeks after a 62-year-old man of Cotton Tree, West Coast Berbice was attacked and killed by a swarm of bees at the burial ground in the village the bees have still not been removed.

The phone records of Home Affairs Minister Clement Rohee, and ex-Linden Com-mander Senior Superinten-dent Clifton Hicken will be presented to the commission investigating the July 18 protestor shootings once made available by the two phone networks.

The members of the Commission of Inquiry into the July 18 shooting of protestors near the Mackenzie-Wismar Bridge, at Linden will be visiting the town today.

In stark contrast to opening night, Guyana’s largest annual trade fair and investment exposition, GuyExpo, ended on Sunday with not only a capacity crowd in attendance but with both patrons and exhibitors giving glowing reviews.

The 19-year-old man held after the murder of two Corentyne broom vendors sometime on Saturday at the Adventure backdam had been suspected by the older woman of robbing her of her broom proceeds.

-CONCACAF website Next Friday’s World Cup qualifying match between Guyana and Mexico has been moved to Houston, Texas, United States of America, the CONCACAF website confirmed yesterday.

-West Indies men, women’s teams face Aussies in semi-finals Colombo, Sri Lanka – West Indies will face Australia twice on Friday in the semi-finals of both men’s and women’s competitions of the ICC World T20 2012.

The Board of the Guyana Water Incorporated yesterday issued a statement welcoming former Minister of Water, Shaik Baksh as the new CEO of the utility.

Nineteen students enrolled at the New Opportunity Corps (NOC) graduated last week in the first Youth Entrepreneurial Skills Training Programme (YEST) held at the Essequibo-based institution.

BASSETERRE, St Kitts, CMC- St. kitts attorney Charles Wilkin QC says he was forced to step down as chair of the governance committee of WICB in the face of blunt resistance by territorial boards to a change in the way directors are appointed.

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC– Manager of the Trinidad and Tobago cricket team, Omar Khan, believes the West Indies should stick with the bowling trio of Sunil Narine, Samuel Badree and Ravi Rampaul for the rest of the ICC World Twenty20 tournament in Sri Lanka.

A preliminary assessment of the damage to the Demerara Harbour Bridge (DHB) by two drifting fishing vessels on Monday has been completed.

The Ministry of Labour, Human Services and Social Security and Habitat for Humanity Guyana signed an agreement that will see the construction of a core home for a differently-abled man.

By Tamica Garnett Bishops’ High School, led by Olympian Britany van Lange, took an early lead after the completion of the North Georgetown Zone District #11 Inter Schools Championships which commenced on Monday with the swimming segment at the Colgrain Pool, Camp Street.

With the scouting fraternity seeking to widen its membership, a modern approach to activities that allows non-members to participate, giving them first-hand experience about the programme, has been suggested.

A combined Georgetown Secondary School cricket team yesterday defeated the touring Sunrise Cricket Club of New York, USA in a specially arranged 10/10 match at the Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) ground, Bourda.

Yolanda Cordis, the only survivor in the Drysdale Street, Charlestown fire that claimed four lives including her two children last Saturday, is showing slight signs of improvement in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the Georgetown Hospital, her relatives said yesterday.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC-Two Jamaican athletes are facing disciplinary action after testing positive for doping, media reports here have said The athletes are 4×400 metres relay pool member Dominique Blake and national 800 metres champion Ricardo Cunningham.

A delegation from Suriname will be in Guyana for a meeting this weekend to discuss the staging of the 2012 Inter Guiana Games (IGG).

The Civil Defence Commission (CDC) has trained more than 70 officials from varying fields in Region Four in Disaster Risk Management over the past two weeks and plans to initiate its voluntary arm on Disaster Risk Reduction Day 2013.

Bill Express on Monday celebrated its tenth year in operation and Marketing Manager Natheeah King-Mendonca said that it would commemorate the anniversary by honouring its customers, whom she dubbed its most important asset.

COLOMBO,  (Reuters) – India failed to reach the World Twenty20 semi-finals despite beating South Africa by one run in a gripping final Super Eight Group Two match yesterday.

COLOMBO, (Reuters) – Saeed Ajmal and Raza Hasan spun Pakistan to a 32-run victory against Australia in their Super Eight match  yesterday.

US Ambassador D Brent Hardt officially welcomed Daniel Smolka, Director of USAID/Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean to Guyana as oversight of the agency’s operations here has been transitioned to USAID Mission Barbados.

By Emmerson Campbell Some 16 primary schools from Georgetown will tackle each other when the Courts Pee Wee (under 11) football tournament kicks off at the Thirst Park Ground on October 20.

Bosai Minerals Group Guyana Incorporated (BMGG) last Friday commissioned the new dust collector unit it installed at the bauxite mining plant in June.

-home to be built for prison guard maimed in Camp St jailbreak The Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GT&T) on Monday donated $1M to Habitat for Humanity Guyana Inc.

The Score Is Even on Sunday won the feature event at the Bush Lot Turf Club race meet.

The Ministry of Education has honoured students from nursery to secondary for attending school regularly and punctually, while recognising the vital role of parents and schools welfare officers in ensuring that children are educated.

Dear Editor, The programme ‘I am Guyanese’ aired on Channel 6 on Friday, September 28, 2012, raised more questions on the purported subject of ‘education’ which the guests – the Chief Education Officer and the Secretary, Guyana Teachers’ Union – were invited to discuss.

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC– The Trinidad and Tobago government has announced plans to build six new sporting venues as part of a sports tourism initiative to attract more international events to the twin republic.

A man was yesterday accused of stealing over $6M in cash, gold and diamonds in a break and enter and larceny.

(Trinidad Express) There is no deception in the removal of Value Added Tax (VAT) on food and although some 50 items are already zero-rated, over 7,000 more will now be added to that list.

Benedict Thomas and Aumolie in the police vehicle shortly after arriving at the Ogle Airport yesterday morning.

DHAKA, Bangladesh,  CMC – The Sagicor High Performance Centre team failed in their bid for a clean sweep, when Bangladesh-A crushed them by nine wickets in a low-scoring, final match of their One-day series yesterday.

Dear Editor, I thank Mr Alex Graham for his details on the scope of the public awareness campaign for the National Census printed in Stabroek News on Monday October 1, 2012.

(Jamaica Gleaner) More than two years after the bloody Tivoli Gardens incursion rocked the nation and attracted international media coverage, with the killing of 73 people, the Jamaica Civil Society Coalition (JCSC) is describing as a national shame the absence of even an interim report into the incident.

Dear Editor, It is so disheartening to know that the simple things that ought to be done – no-brainers – are left unattended by those in charge unless and until there is some form of complaint, disaster, confrontation or protest. 

Bermine’s Anthony D’Andrade last weekend slammed the first century of the 2012 Neal and Massy Intermediate limited overs competition in Berbice.

KARACHI,  Pakistan fast bowler Abdul Rehman failed a dope test during the English county season while playing for Somerset, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said yesterday.

MIAMI,  (Reuters) – Thousands of Venezuelan expatriates living in the United States are so eager to see President Hugo Chavez ousted from power that they plan to travel to New Orleans this week to vote against him.

JR Burgers and CellSmart announced that Kelvin Clarke won a BlackBerry Curve 8520 cell phone in the first drawing they held on September 21, in the ‘Get Your Curve On!’

Dear Editor, I assume my friends who hold high positions in our society will hang their heads in shame.

BELIZE CITY, (Reuters) – Belize hopes to strike a deal with creditors to restructure its $550 million ‘superbond’ within a month, Prime Minister Dean Barrow said yesterday.

In the midst of what has been clearly the last stage of campaigning prior to the United States presidential elections, President Obama had obviously decided to treat the proceedings of the 68th UN General Assembly as subordinate to his campaign requirements and, some may have felt, something of a sideshow to what many Americans consider the greatest show on earth.

Politikles

“Even though, the growing ageing population and the concomitant changes this will bring are viewed as a major socio-economic challenge for Guyana, other competing development priorities have overtaken the national agenda.

(Trinidad Express) The son of Education Minister Dr Tim Gopeesingh made his first appearance in court yesterday afternoon, two weeks after he allegedly assaulted a man with a cutlass outside Brooklyn Bar in Woodbrook.

(Trinidad Express) Two protection orders could not save a 31-year-old Gasparillo mother of two from being stabbed to death by the man who was abusing her.